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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

put on vs wear

Hi to all dear members of the forum,

would you kindly tell me the difference between these two words (put on and wear)? Can we use them interchangeably in every situation?

If both are same, which one would you usually use?

Thank you.
Laborious
  

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You have to put on your clothes first in order to wear them.

— Ozzourti

  • You have to put on your clothes first in order to wear them.
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You have to put on your clothes first in order to wear them.
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Thank you so much ozzourti for replying, though I didn't fully understand your point here.

Did you mean something like....

This morning I took a bath, put on my clothes and then wore them.

Thank you
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LaboriousThis morning I took a bath, put on my clothes and then wore them.
Maybe that's not the best sentence ever written but you seem to get the gist of it.

"putting something on" refers to the relatively short process of getting dressed. Whether it's your shirt, shoes or pants, you put it/them on.

"wearing something", on the
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Oh! So that's the difference. Emotion: smile

Thank you, for making it clearer to me.

Laborious
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